Pickup baler



R. R. RANEY PICKURBALER Oct. 21, 1941.

Filed Dec. 1, 1938 4 Sheets-Sheet l Oct. 21, 1941; R. R. RANEY- 2,259,908

PICKUP BALER Oct. 21, 1941 R, 2,259,908

PICKUP BALER Filed Dec. 1, 1938 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 R lli/z kefi tor v ugse I 99% Patented Oct. '21, 1941 Russell R. Baney, Auburn, N. Y., assig'nor'to International Harvester Company, a corporation of New Jersey Application December 1, 1938, Serial No. 243,412

3 Claims.

This invention relates to a pick-up baler. More specifically, it relates to the pick-up unit for such pick-up balers.

Pick-up balers are well known which comprise a pick-up unit, a baler unit and conveying means therebetween. These. balers are adapted to be moved over the ground and pick up cut materials such as hay and to bale it as the machines are in motion. Sometimes, it is desirable to move the machine quite fast over the ground, and in this case the cut material is'to be picked up faster. In such a case, it has been customary to drive the pick-up unit from a ground wheel so that the speed of the pick-up unit is proportional to the speed of the pick-up unit over the ground. In some'instances, however, the machine must he moved over the ground very slowly since the cutmaterial maybe in considerable piles. In these cases, the pick-up unit would be driven too slowly by the ground wheel. Consequently, it is desirable to have some arrangement for keeping the speed of the pick-up unit above a certain minimum.

An object of the present invention is to provide a combination ground and power drive for a pick-up unit. 1 V

A further object is the provision of guiding means between the pick-up unit and the baler unit forholding the pick-up unit in line regardless of the position to which it is tilted,

Another object is to provide a novel frame structure for supporting the pick-up unit.

Still another object is the provision of means for controlling the adjustment of the pick-up the pick-up baler over the ground, exceeds a certain minimum, then the ground drive drives the pick-up unit above the minimum speed at which it is'kept by the power unit. The pick-up unit is supported on an A-frame connected to the main axle with provision for adjustment of the unit with respect to the A-frame at the end on an enlarged scale, of a portion of the pick-up baler with certain parts omitted;

Figure 3 is a plan view of the parts'of Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken along the lines 4-4 of Figure 3;

Figure 5 is a detail view showing a slidable connection between the pick-up unit and the baler unit; and,

Figure 6 shows the pick-up unitin transport position.

includes a body l3 having a floor l4 and sides.

The pick-up baler of the present invention coinprises a pick-up unit [0, a conveyer mechanism H and baler unit l2. The pick-up unit I5. At the lower end of the body 13 is a cylinder ll having tines l8 thereon and lugs l9, be-

unit from a point immediately adjacent the point tween which fit slats 20, which move upwardly where adjustment is to be made, as well as from an operators platform adjacent the cross. conveyer.

A further object is the provision of an improved mode for suspending a wire tiers platform from a baler unit.

Other objects will appear from the disclosure.

The pick-up baler of the present invention comprises-a baler unit, a pick-up unit and a conveying mechanism therebetween. A pair. of

shafts is mountedbeneath the pick-up unit, andon these shafts is mounted a pair of overrunning clutches. To one of these clutches is connected a driving means connected with the baler unit for the pick-up unit. With the other clutch, there is a connection with a ground wheel supporting the pick-up baler. By this arrangement, the speed of the pick-up unit is kept up to a certain minimum by means of the drive connected 'with the power unit. When the speed oi 28 is mounted having lugs 29.

The upper end of the body I3 is pivoted on an upright U-shaped member 32, which is secured to legs 33 of an A-frame member 34 having a transverse connecting piece 35. The converging ends of the legs 33 are secured to a plate.

31', pivotally secured in turn by a pin 38 to a bracket 39 attached to the end of an axle 40. This axle extends the entire width of the pickup baler and is supported at one end on a wheel 4| and at the other end on a wheel 42. The front end of the A-frame is supported on axles 44 and wheels 45. As shown in Figure 2, there is mounted upon the transverse member 35 an upright piece 48. An arcuate tooth member 41 is secured to the member 48 and to the one side piece 33 of the A-frame. A rock-shaft 49 is rotatably secured to the transverse member 35 and has secured thereto a lever 58 having detent mechanism thereon adapted to engage the arcuate tooth member 41. A link 52 is pivotally secured to the under side of the body I3 by means of a lug member 53 and is also pivotally secured to the lever 58 at 54. A ball member 55 is also pivotally secured to the link 52 and supports an apron 56 adapted to support the slats 28 beneath the body I3. The apron 58 is thus sheave 59 to a connection with a rod 88 secured in turn to an arm 8| pivotally secured at 82 to the under side of an operator's platform 83. A

lever 84 having detent mechanism thereon is also pivotally mounted at 62 so as to swing with the arm 8| and is adapted to be locked to an arcuate tooth portion 85 of a bent member 88 secured to the operators platform 63. By means of the mechanism just described, the position of the lower end of the body I3 may be regulated. By the lowering of the lever 58 the lower or forward end of the body I3 is lowered. A raising of the lever effects a raising of this same end of the body. With the detent mechanism 5| held out of engagement with the arcuate tooth member 41, as shown in Figure 2, control of the lower end of the body I3 is had through the lever 64.

A power unit 68 is mounted at the front of the pick-up baler and drives, by means of a pulley 89, a belt 18 which in turn drives a pulley 1|. The pulley 1| is coaxially mounted with a pulley 12 driving the same, and this pulley 12 drives a belt 13, in turn driving a pulley 14. The pulley 14 is mounted on a shaft 15 which it drives. Also, mounted on this shaft is a sprocket 16 driven by the shaft 15 and the sprocket 16 in turn drives a chain 11. The chain 11 drives a sprocket 18 mounted upon a shaft 19 and arranged to drive the same through an overrunning clutch 88. A sprocket BI is mounted on the shaft 19 and driven by it, and drives in turn a chain 82. The chain 82 drives a sprocket 83secured to a slip clutch 84 mounted upon one end of a shaft 85. At the other end of the shaft 85 is an overrunning clutch arm 93 pivotally attached to a piece 94 connected to the axle 48, as shown in Figure 2. It is also in mesh with a sprocket 95 driving the roll I1, and

- conveyer composed of slats 28 and chains 2 I.

It will be seen that with the above described arrangement there is interdependent ground and power drive of the pick-up unit. The power unit 88, acting through the pulley 18 andthe overrunning clutch 88, drivesthe chain 82 which in turn drives the sprocket 95; the cylinder I1, and the chains 2| supporting the slats 28. The power unit pick-up unit is also constant. when, however, the speed of the pick-up baler over the ground exceeds .a certain amount, the wheel 42, acting through the sprocket 81 and the overrunning clutch 88, drives the shaft 85, sprocket 83 and chain 82 faster than it would otherwise be driven by means of the power unit 88. Accordingly,

there is an overrunning of the clutch 88. The

chain 82 is driven faster and in proportion with the speed of the wheel 42. Consequently, the pick-up unit, 1. e., the speed of the slats 2| over the floor I5 of the body I3, is also increased and is kept in proportion with the speed of the wheel 42 or with the speed of the pick-up baler over the ground. If now the speed of the pick-up baler over the ground is so slow that the wheel 42 cannot drive the chain 82 as fast as the power unit 88 drives it, then the power unit drives this chain at the predetermined minimum speed and there is an overrunning of the clutch 88. From this it will be seen that the speed of-the pick-up unit is proportional to the speed of the pick-up, baler over the ground down to a predetermined speed of the pick-up baler, below which the speed 88 connected with a sprocket 81 having a chain I of the pick-up unit is held constant.

- The conveying mechanism between the pick-up unit and the baler unit will be described only briefly sinceit forms no part of the present in vention, but is described in detail and claimed in the co-pending application of Clemma R. Raney, filed Oct. 8, 1938, Serial No. 233,998. Briefly, the conveyer mechanism II, as shown in Figure 3, comprises a long conveyer 91 adjacent the pickup unit and a short conveyer 98 adjacent the baler unit I2. Rearwardly of the two conveyers 91 and 98 is a vertical shaft 99 to which is secured a plurality of fingers I88 and a handle MI. The arrangement is such that when it is desired to set a block in the baling chamber I2, the handle I8I is swung clockwise, as viewed in Figure3, to bring the fingers I88 into a position between the conveyers 91 and 98 and to cause a stopping of the conveyer 91. Thus, no material is fed from the conveyer 91 to the conveyer 98 and the conveyer 98 quickly clears itself, thus effecting a clear separation of the stream of hay going into the baler unit I2. This is a requisite for the proper setting of the block at the baler unit.

Secured at the rear of the baling unit I2 and baler unit I2. At the end of each platform I82 toward the pick-up unit is a bent nose member I85. A pair of chains I88 connects the platforms and the baler unit I2. There is a seat I81 sup'- ported over each platform by means of connecting members I 88. A wire tier may stand on" 'either one of the platforms I82 when the pick-up baler is in operation and moving over a field. If the wheels 4| and 42 go into a depression in the ground, the nose members I will strike the ground and allow the platforms I82 to swing rearwardly and upwardly. Thus, there will be no damage to these platforms. The chain I 88 limits the forward movement of these platform structures.

Figure 5 shows an arrangement of parts by which the A-frame 34, supporting the pick-up unit, is prevented from swinging away from the baler unit I2. The member H8 is secured to one of the pieces 33 of the Aframe and has at one end a roller III which fits between a part H2 is run at a constant speed, and so the speed of the bolted to angle members II3 forming a. part of The roller III is adapted to ride in the.

the A-frame 34 swings about the axis of the axle 40 is so small that there is not much deviation from a straight line movement. Furthermore, the parts I I 2 and I Ii do not confine the roller I I I in a direction toward or away from the axle 40, and consequently there is provision for the relative movement of the roller HI with respect to the parts H2 and il l which is not strictly in a straight line. I V

Figure 6 shows the pick-up unit ill in transport position. The unit has been detached from the bracket 38 and is attached between two spaced pieces H5 and H6 at the rear of the baler unit by means of a belt I I1 and the piece 37. secured to the A-frame 3!. 'A U-shaped member 8 extends downwardly from the A-irame 34 and on a shaft extending between the legs of the U-shaped member is pivoted a member 9 having at one end a wheel I 20. At the other end of the member that a novel pick-up baler unit has been provided in which there is a new and improved drive for the pick-up unit. By means of overrunning clutches there has been provided an interdependent ground and power drive for the pick-up unit. This operates in such armanner that the speed of the pick-up unit is proportional to the speed of the pick-up baler downto a certain predetermined speed of the pick-up baler below which the speed of the pick-up unit is held constant. In addition, a novel arrangementhas been devised for holding the supporting frame of the pick-up unit in fixed spaced relation with respect to the baler unit. The pick-up unit is supported on an A-frame connected tosthe'main axle with pro-' The intention is to limit the invention only within the terms of the appended claims.

vWhat is claimed is:

In combination, means for gathering cut material, a wheel connected thereto and adapted to travel over the ground, a power unit, a pair of shafts mounted on the gathering means, a driving connection between the shafts and gathering means, a first overrunning clutch having one side connected to one shaft and the other side connected to the power unit, and a second overrunning clutch having one side connected to the other shaft and the other side connected to the wheel.

2. In combination, a harvester movable over the ground and comprising a supporting frame, cropgathering means supported thereby, and a ground wheel, a power unit movable over 'the ground with the harvester, a first drive means connecting the,

gathering means and the power unit for driving the gathering means from the power unit and including a first overrunning clutch, and a second drive means connecting the gathering'means and the ground wheel for driving the gathering means from the ground wheel and including a second overrunning clutch, whereby, when the ground speed of the harvester is below a predetermined amount, the second overrunning clutch overruns,

vision for adjustment of the unit with respect to the A-i'rame at the end away from the axle and the gathering means is driven from the power unit, and, when the ground speed of the harvester is above the predetermined amount, the first overrunning clutch overruns, and the gatherin means is driven from the ground wheel.

3. In combination, a pick-up baler movable over the ground and comprising a ground wheel, a first supporting frame, a baler carried thereby, a power unit also carried thereby, means connecting the power unit with the baler for driving the same, a second supporting frame connected with the first supporting frame, and a pick-up device carried by the second supporting frame, a first drive means connecting the pick-up device with the power unit for driving the pick-up device from the power unit and including a first overrunning clutch, and a second drive means connecting the pick-up device and the ground wheel for driving the pick-up device from theground wheel, whereby, when the ground speed ofv the pick-up baler is below a predetermined amount, the second overrunning clutch overruns, and the pick-up device is driven by the power unit, and, when the groundtspeed of the pick-up baler is above the predetermined amount, the first overrunning clutch overruns, and the pick-up device is driven by the ground wheel.

1 RUSSELL R. RANEY. 

